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ingoia Ylaterallyextenc'ling thollowfshairxlc."portion therein. The socket II.has a socket chamber I4 with a fragmental spherical internal bearing wall I5 providing a reduced circular opening I6 at the top end of the socket. The bottom end of v thesocket has an internal shoulder I1 receiving a closure plate or disk I8 thereagainst. The disk or closure plate I8 is secured in position in the socket by spinning the end of the socket thereover as shown at I9.

A spring 29 is bottomed cn the closure plate I8 and is encased in a cup member 2| having a top wall with a segmental spherical dimple or recess 22 therein. The spring 2D urges the cup member 2| toward the bearing Wall I5 of the socket.

In accordance with this invention a stud `as-v sembly 25 is tiltable and rotatable in the socket and projects freely through'the opening I6 of the socket. The assembly 25 is composed of a tough heat treated steel stud member 26 with a threaded cylindrical free end portion 26a receiving a nut 21 therearound. A tapered portion 26h extends from the threaded portion 25a and is adapted to receive the eye end of a steering arm (not shown) therearound. The large endof the tapered portion 26h terminates in a reversed tapered portion 25o. The small end of this tapered portion 26e merges into a cylindrical portion 26d. A reduced diameter cylindrical portion 26e depends beneath the cylindrical portion 26d and a at annular shoulder 28 is provided between the cylindrical portions 26d and 26e.

As best shown in Figure 2 the cylindrical portion 26e has an axial ycylindrical well 29 extending inwardly from the end face thereof.

A very hard heat treated steel bearing ring 3l) is pressed onto the cylindrical portion 23e of the stud and is bottomed on the shoulder 23. As best shown in Figure 2 this bearing ring 30 has a `cylindrical'bore 3| therethrough slightly smaller than the diameter of the cylindrical portion 26e so that a press t between the stud and bearing ring will be obtained. The bore 3I terminates at the lower end of the ring 30 in an outwardly flaring mouth 32 to provide a recess around that portion of the stud 26e beneath the bore 3l when vthe ring 30 is bottomed on the Shoulder 28.

The ring 30 has an external side wall 33 of ar shape accommodating tilting movement such as a segmental spherical shape.

. when the ring en is press fitted @nte the cylindrical portion 26e of the stud so as to be bottomed on the shoulder 28 the free end of the stud ispeened over or spread into the recess 32 of the ring as shown at 34 in Figure 3. The ring 30 is thus press fitted and riveted onto the stud 26. Any portion of the stud material 34 beneath the flat bottom ofthe ring 3D can be ground oil. Since the cylindrical portion 26e ofthe stud has the recess 29 therein the rivet head or spread portion of the stud can be readily formed by a `spinning operation. v

. In assembling the stud assembly of this invention the seat 35 is rst slipped over the cylindrical v'portions 26e and 26d of the stud and the bearing ring 30 is next press tted onto the cylindrical portion 26e of the stud to be bottomed on the shoulder 28. The stud end is then spread to form a rivethead and any portion of the stud projecting beneath the bearing ring 30 is ground 01T; The seat is thus loosely disposed between the top of the bearing ring 39 and the tapered portion 26e of the stud While the bearing ring is affixed to the stud.

The recess 29 of the stud receives a generally ball shaped seat member 39 having an outturned bead 40 for bottoming on the flat bottom of the stud-together with a rounded projection for riding in the depression 22 of the cup member 2|.

lIn the assembly of Figure 1 the spring urged cup 2I will move the stud assembly 25 toward the opening I6 of the socket for seating the seat ring 35 on the socket bearing wall I5 and for seating the bearing ring 30 onthe internal wall of the seat. The stud assembly can tilt and rotate relative tor the socket II. ments of the stud assembly the engaging cylindrical walls 26d of the stud and 38 of the seat will f cause movement of the seat with the stud so that thetilting movements are accommodated on the external wall 31 of the seat and the socket wall I5. However the stud 2 6 is free to rotate about its own axis within the seat 35 and this rotating movement is accommodated by the external wall 33 of the bearing ring and the internal wall 36 of the seat. l

As shown in Figure l the top of the bearing ring terminates below the cylindrical wall of the seat yto allow movement of, the ring 39 into full seated engagement with the internal wall of the seat. i

The stud 26 can be formed by forging and machining. The formed stud is heattreated to produce a very tough stress resisting member. The seat 35 can be coined from flat stock and after coining it is heat treated to produce a very hard wear resisting member. The bearing ring 30 can be forged or machined and after it is shaped it is heat treated to produce a very hard wear resisting member.

The stud assemblies of this invention include in loose tting but retained relation thereon a member accommodating tilting movementand receiving a second member therein accommodating rotating movement. Thus the stud assembly has one member accommodating onetype of movement and another member accommodating another type of movement with all of the members held in assembled relation.

It will, of course, be understood that various details of construction may be varied through a wide range withoutdeparting from theprinciples of this invention and it is, therefores not the purpose to limit the patent granted thereon otherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as follows:

1. A composite assembly of metal parts cornprising a member composed of tough stress resisting metal having an intermediate enlarged portion and a reduced endA portion extending from one end thereof and'terminating in an abutment shoulder, aghard metal ring press fitted onto said reduced end portion vand bottomed on said shoulder, and a hollow cup shaped member disposed between said enlarged portion and said ring adapted to ride on-said ring'. A'

2. A stud assembly comprisingastud composed of tough heat treated steel, said studY having a cylindrical end portion terminating jin an out:-

During tilting move- Wardly extending shoulder, la, bearing ring composed of hard heat treated steel `pressed onto said cylindrical end portion and bottomed on said shoulder, said ring having an external side wall accommodating rotating movement,v said ring having a recess in its bottom, said end portion of the stud being spread outwardly into said recess of said ring to rivet the ring onto the stud, and a hollow seat member composed of hard heat treated steel surrounding said ring, said seat member having an internal wall rotatable on said ring and an external Wall accommodating tilting movement. y

3. A stud. assembly comprising atough metal stud having `an enlarged intermediate portion, a cylindrica1 portion extending therefrom, and a reduced diameter cylindrical end extending from said cylindrical portion, said cylindrical portion and said reduced dia-meter end having an annular shoulder therebetween, a hard wearable seating ring secured on said reduced diameter cylindrical end against said shoulder, and a hard wearable hollow seat member enveloping said ring, said seat member having a cylindrical aperture disposed snugly around said cylindrical portion of the stud and said seat member being retained on the stud between said enlarged portion and said bearing ring.

4. A stud assembly comprising a metal stud having a threaded end, an outwardly tapered frusto-conical portion adjacent said threaded end, a reverse tapered frusto-conical portion adjacent the large end of said outwardly tapered portion, a cylindrical portion adjacent said reversed tapered portion, a reduced diameter cylindrical end adjacent said cylindrical portion, and a vshoulder between the cylindrical portion and the cylindrical'end, a seat member disposed around said cylindrical portion, and a bearing ring secured on said cylindrical end against said 'shouluden said bearing ring having a recess therein and a portion of said stud being spread into said recess.

5. A stud assembly comprising a tough stress resisting stud having an intermediate enlarged portion, a bearing ring secured in xed relation on an end of the stud in axially spaced relation from said enlarged portion, and a seat ring disposed around the stud for axial movement limited between said bearing ring and said enlarged portion and having an internal bearing wall rotatable on the bearing ring.

6. A tie rod end comprising a socket having an internal bearing vvall accommodating tilting movement, a tough stress resisting stud projecting into said socket, said stud having a hard wear resisting bearing ring secured in xed relation thereon, said bearing ring having an external side Wall accommodating rotating movement, and a seat member disposed around'said stud having an internal bearing Wall receiving said bearing ring in rotatable relation and an external bearing wall tiltable on said socket bearing wall. l

7. A tie rod joint comprising a socket having an internal bearing wall accommodating tilting movement, a stud projecting into said socket, said stud having a bearingA ring press fitted thereon, said bearing ring having an external side wall of segmental spherical contour, a seat member slidable on said stud having an internal Wall receiving said external wall of the bearing ring and an external wall tiltable on said socket wall, and spring means acting on said stud to urge the bearing ring into the seat member and to urge the seat member against the bearing wall of the socket for taking up clearance between the parts as wear develops.

8. A stud assembly comprising a stud member having a cylindrical end terminating in an abutmentshoulder, a bearing ring-secured on said end against said shoulder, saidfbearing ring having .2, top wall extending outwardly from said shoulder, and a seat member on said stud receiving said bearing ring therein, said bearing ring being movable further into said seat. member as Wear develops between the parts to pre-4 vent looseness of the parts.

ANTHONY VENDITI'Y. 

